Japan's government pension fund said it is requesting information on "illiquidity assets" such as bitcoin as part of research into potential new investments.
Crypto’s roaring comeback may be harder to undo: podcast
Bitcoin’s price broke its record, nearly two years after crypto exchange FTX went bust. In this Exchange podcast, Andreessen Horowitz’s Arianna Simpson explains why digital assets and the ledgers ...
Dow Holds Steady and Hang Seng Drops, but Nikkei 225 Rally Continues
Nikkei 225 rallies after Bank of Japan decision It would have required a much more hawkish Bank of Japan (BoJ) decision to unsettle the Nikkei 225. As it was, the move out of negative interest rates ...
Japan stocks choppy, yen slides to 150 after BOJ makes landmark policy shift as expected
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Japanese shares were volatile on Tuesday, while the yen fell to near 150 per dollar after the Bank of Japan in a widely expected move ended eight years of negative interest rates ...
Bank of Japan raises interest rates for first time in 17 years
Japan used years of negative rates — where banks essentially ... told The Wall Street Journal. Yahoo Finance ...
LAVA Unveils Winged Design for Kuwait’s Pavilion at World Expo Osaka 2025
Discover the innovative design of Kuwait Pavilion at World Expo 2025 in Osaka, showcasing Arab cultures and visions of a sustainable future. ( read original story ...)
All You Need to Know About Naomi Osaka vs Elisabetta Cocciaretto match
Miami Open, Naomi Osaka, a four-time Major champion, will take on Elisabetta Cocciaretto on Wednesday. Osaka started her comeback earlier this year with a few early losses, but she has improved ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Business Groups Welcome BOJ’s First Rate Hike in 17 Years
TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan has made "the appropriate policy decision at the appropriate time", the head of Japan's biggest business lobby said, welcoming Governor Kazuo Ueda's move to hike ... ( read original story ...)
Miami Open 2024: Naomi Osaka Brings Fashion to the City With a Tailor-Made Jacket for F1
Miami is bracing for some big sporting events over the next few weeks. While the Miami Open for tennis is underway, the Miami Grand Prix will take place in a few weeks. Meanwhile, Japanese tennis star ... ( read original story ...)
The best street style from Tokyo Fashion Week
From gothic chic to quirky Lolita-inspired outfits, guests at Tokyo Fashion Week showed why the event is known for bold, eye-catching looks. ( read original story ...)
Global Era of Negative Interest Rates Ends as Japan Goes to Zero
The world’s nearly 12-year experiment with negative interest rates is over now that the last holdout, the Bank of Japan, has moved its key policy rate back to at least ... ( read original story ...)
End of an era as Japan ends negative interest rates; Unilever cutting 7,500 jobs – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Japan ends eight-year stint of negative interest rates ... ( read original story ...)
World’s Largest Pension Fund Seeks Information on Bitcoin Under Portfolio Diversification Plan
Japan's state pension fund to explore bitcoin as a potential portfolio diversification tool. The plan, however, does not promise a foray into bitcoin. Japan's state pension fund, the world's largest, ...
World’s largest pension fund explores diversifying into Bitcoin
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the largest pension fund in the world, is looking at Bitcoin (BTC) as a potential diversification tool. The GPIF officially announced on March 19 the ...
Japan’s $1.5 Trillion Pension Fund To Assess Bitcoin For Diversification
The Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) of Japan, the world’s largest pension fund with assets totaling $1.5 trillion, has officially announced its initiative to explore diversification ...
$300 Billion Crypto Price Crash Suddenly Accelerates As Bitcoin, Ethereum And XRP Traders Brace For A Fed Shock
The bitcoin and crypto market has been turbo-charged by the debut of a fleet of bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Wall Street this year. The new bitcoin ETFs have raked in billions of ...